International Ocean Governance at the helm! International Ocean Governance (IOG) plays a crucial role in fostering healthy oceans, halting the loss of biodiversity and fighting climate change. The EU is committed to strengthening the resilience ...
EU launches consultation on international ocean governance -The European Commission and the European External Action Service has launched a targeted consultation to assess development needs and options for the EU’s international ocean governance agenda. Ocean ...
The world needs more food from the ocean. The goal, as part of Mowi’s mission to lead the Blue Revolution, is to sustainably produce more food from the ocean to feed a growing world population. ...
EU joins the International Coral Reef Initiative to protect marine ecosystems. Commissioner Sinkevičius is representing the EU in the General Assembly of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). The EU has become the latest member ...
INFOMAR laying foundation for understanding our ocean resources and growing out ocean economy. Ireland through its national seabed mapping programme, INFOMAR has achieved global recognition for its endeavour to systematically map the seabed of its ...
New funding will continue FAO-led Common Oceans Programme. The approval of the Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) new work programme of USD 700 million for urgent environmental action – through and beyond the coronavirus pandemic – ...
Study indicates alarming fall in Indian Ocean dolphin numbers. A study of how many dolphins are caught in tuna fishing nets estimates the mammals may now be at just 13 per cent of their numbers ...
Impacts of climate change on oceans. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted on 10 December two resolutions on Oceans and Law of the Seas and on Sustainable Fisheries. In this context, the EU called for ...
NGOs and industry call on governments to join a coalition for the oceans A new report summarising the perspectives of more than 225 NGOs, seafood industry professionals and experts, from 31 countries, highlights that almost ...
Ocean Outcomes in new global partnership with Conservation International which they say will work to establish a more sustainable seafood supply chain. A statement on the Ocean Outcomes website said: “By leveraging each other’s experience ...
EU promotes ocean governance at UN. The United Nations General Assembly has adopted two resolutions concerning the oceans and the Law of the Sea and sustainable fisheries, in line with the EU’s agenda on ocean ...
EMFF to be replaced by new European support package. The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund will be soon replaced by the new European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), an ambitious support package for the ...
EU Arctic Policy – The European Commission and the External Action Service have released the summary of the results of the public consultation on the way forward for the European Union’s Arctic policy. The EU’s ...
Europêche welcomes new chair of the European Parliament Fisheries Committee. The newly elected chair of the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries (PECH) Pierre Karleskind (Renew Europe, FR), was guest of honour at last week’s Europêche ...
The World Bank and the European Commission have launched the Blue Economy Development Framework (BEDF). The Framework is a novelty in the area of international ocean governance. It helps (developing) coastal states transition to diverse ...
EU and Korea join forces in the fight against illegal fishing. The EU and the Republic of Korea have pledged to work closely together to fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing with a ...
Seafood sector veteran Kevin Bixler to chair ISSF board. International Seafood Sustainability Foundation appoints Thai Union Group’s Global Director of Group Fish Procurement to chair; William Gibbons-Fly, former U.S. Department of State Lead Fisheries Negotiator, ...
Mowi on a mission to lead the Blue Revolution. Mowi says its goal, as part of their mission to lead the Blue Revolution, is to sustainably produce more food from the ocean to feed a ...